Question 1

Adding functions after a project has been initiated is called scope creep.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Maintenance ends when the new system is implemented and has run long enough for a systems audit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

With agile development, a company develops only what it needs right now to be successful.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The return on investment (ROI)method of cost-benefit analysis measures the effectiveness of management in generating profits with its available assets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Agile development __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Takes a long time.
B)  Requires little user input.
C)  Delivers functionality in rapid interactions.
D)  Focuses on all required functionality at each step of the way.
E)  Uses the scrum approach to design the system.

Question 6

Jennifer is the owner of a start-up boutique that specializes in hard-to-find dress sizes for women. She has been keeping her financial books by using Excel and by hand. She thinks it's time to buy an accounting package. What question does she need to answer first?

Accepted Answer

A)  How will the accounting package resolve my business problem?
B)  How much will the accounting package cost?
C)  What is the problem the accounting package must address?
D)  Who will benefit from the use of the accounting package?
E)  What is the effective operational life of the accounting package?

Question 7

In a direct conversion, the new system is turned on, and the old system is turned off at a later time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is the most difficult and crucial task in evaluating a vendor and a software package?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identifying potential vendors
B)  Determining the evaluation criteria
C)  Evaluating vendors and packages
D)  Choosing the vendor and package
E)  Negotiating a contract

Question 9

Ryan works for a small consulting company. They want to do a better job of tracking their clients and the jobs they have bid on and either won or lost. There are no processes in place right now, and all users (consultants and managers)have different ideas. Their IT consultants have suggested they use JAD to design their application. Which of the following is not an advantage of that design approach.

Accepted Answer

A)  It saves time.
B)  It involves fewer users in the development process.
C)  It results in greater user acceptance of the new system
D)  It can produce a higher-quality system.

Question 10

_____ specify how work is to be divided between the company and its vendors.

Accepted Answer

A)  Service-level agreements
B)  Prototypes
C)  User requirements
D)  Vendor requirements
E)  Feasibility studies

Question 11

When users ask for added functionality during a systems development project, this is called ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  User-defined software.
B)  Scope creep.
C)  Bloatware.
D)  An out-of-control project.
E)  A runaway project.

Question 12

When systems are created rapidly, without a formal development methodology:

Accepted Answer

A)  End users can take over the work of MIS analysts.
B)  The organization quickly outgrows the new system.
C)  Hardware, software, and quality standards are less important.
D)  Testing and documentation may be inadequate.
E)  The organization saves money.

Question 13

Anna works in the sales organization of a mid-size company. The company decided to purchase Sales SME that is offered as a SaaS. What would you expect to see in a SLA with the vendors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Price of the software
B)  Upgrade prices for the software
C)  Whether the software can be changed by Anna's company
D)  Availability guarantees
E)  Bug reporting process

Question 14

Insourcing application development is usually less time consuming and less expensive than buying or leasing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A company's IT architecture includes all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hardware and software
B)  Networks
C)  Database management systems
D)  The members of the IT staff
E)  How IT decisions will be made

Question 16

Which of the following are disadvantages of the buy option for acquiring IS applications?

Accepted Answer

A)  The software may not exactly meet the company's needs.
B)  The software may be impossible to modify.
C)  The company will not have control over software improvements.
D)  The software may not integrate with existing systems.
E)  All of the above

Question 17

Jennifer is the owner of a start-up boutique that specializes in hard-to-find dress sizes for women. She has been keeping her financial books by using Excel and by hand. She thinks it's time to buy an accounting package. She makes a list of the features she thinks she will need from an accounting package. This document could be considered her _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  shopping list.
B)  user requirements.
C)  the design she wants from the system.
D)  economic feasibility

Question 18

A firm implements a new information system in one of its plants, assesses the new system's performance, and then implements the new system in its other plants. This is an example of __________ conversion.

Accepted Answer

A)  Phased
B)  Direct
C)  Parallel
D)  Pilot
E)  Timely

Question 19

Systems analysis describes how a system will solve the business problem, and systems design describes what the system must do to accomplish the task.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is not an advantage of the buy option for acquiring IS applications?

Accepted Answer

A)  Few types of off-the-shelf software are available, thus limiting confusion.
B)  The software can be tried out.
C)  The buy option saves time.
D)  The company will know what it is getting.
E)  All of the above

Exam 14: Acquiring Information Systems and Applications

Adding functions after a project has been initiated is called scope creep.

Maintenance ends when the new system is implemented and has run long enough for a systems audit.

With agile development, a company develops only what it needs right now to be successful.

The return on investment (ROI)method of cost-benefit analysis measures the effectiveness of management in generating profits with its available assets.

Agile development __________________.

Jennifer is the owner of a start-up boutique that specializes in hard-to-find dress sizes for women. She has been keeping her financial books by using Excel and by hand. She thinks it's time to buy an accounting package. What question does she need to answer first?

In a direct conversion, the new system is turned on, and the old system is turned off at a later time.

Which of the following is the most difficult and crucial task in evaluating a vendor and a software package?

_____ specify how work is to be divided between the company and its vendors.

When users ask for added functionality during a systems development project, this is called ______________.

When systems are created rapidly, without a formal development methodology:

Anna works in the sales organization of a mid-size company. The company decided to purchase Sales SME that is offered as a SaaS. What would you expect to see in a SLA with the vendors?

Insourcing application development is usually less time consuming and less expensive than buying or leasing.

A company's IT architecture includes all of the following except:

Which of the following are disadvantages of the buy option for acquiring IS applications?

A firm implements a new information system in one of its plants, assesses the new system's performance, and then implements the new system in its other plants. This is an example of __________ conversion.

Systems analysis describes how a system will solve the business problem, and systems design describes what the system must do to accomplish the task.

Which of the following is not an advantage of the buy option for acquiring IS applications?